BSD Subsystem and 1.1.1

**mike9285** · 10-12-2007 02:46 AM

I completed the whole jailbreak process on my phone to 1.1.1. The readme for the process says to upload the BSD system to the phone along with some extras. I did this and finished everything. Now I have AppTapp running and when I try to install Apollo IM it told me I needed to instal the BSD subsystem first.

Am I going to have any problems if I install this BSD subsystem over the one in the jailbreaking process?

**rklosinski** · 10-12-2007 04:02 AM

I used the ssh installation instructions here

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...81#post4308881

its was a pain, but it worked

**ricochet** · 10-12-2007 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by mike9285

Am I going to have any problems if I install this BSD subsystem over the one in the jailbreaking process?

Great question, I understood that the BSD subsystem installed during the jailbreak of 1.1.1 was just an updated version of the original one, optimised to work with the 1.1.1 frameworks. So I'd probably suggest not installing the one from AppTapp, as it's more likely that the Apollo IM app just needs to be recompiled for the 1.1.1 frameworks rather than you having done something wrong whilst jailbreaking...

I think it might be the same for quite a few of the old apps, but someone correct me if other people have this working?

**Ra'jel** · 10-12-2007 07:24 AM

I got it working by "fooling" Installer.app that I had the BSD Subsystem application installed.

Edit the file /var/root/Library/Installer/LocalPackages.plist and add the following

Code:

        <dict>
                <key>bundleIdentifier</key>
                <string>com.natetrue.iphone.iphone_binkit</string>
                <key>category</key>
                <string>System</string>
                <key>contact</key>
                <string>iphone@nullriver.com</string>
                <key>date</key>
                <string>1189568672</string>
                <key>description</key>
                <string>Unix tools for the iPhone.</string>
                <key>location</key>
                <string>http://conceitedsoftware.com/iphone/zips/BSD_Subsystem-1.5.zip</string>
                <key>maintainer</key>
                <string>Nullriver, Inc.</string>
                <key>name</key>
                <string>BSD Subsystem</string>
                <key>scripts</key>
                <dict>
                        <key>install</key>
                        <array>
                                <array>
                                        <string>CopyPath</string>
                                        <string>bin</string>
                                        <string>/bin</string>
                                </array>
                                <array>
                                        <string>CopyPath</string>
                                        <string>sbin</string>
                                        <string>/sbin</string>
                                </array>
                                <array>
                                        <string>CopyPath</string>
                                        <string>usr</string>
                                        <string>/usr</string>
                                </array>
                                <array>
                                        <string>CopyPath</string>
                                        <string>var</string>
                                        <string>/var</string>
                                </array>
                                <array>
                                        <string>CopyPath</string>
                                        <string>System</string>
                                        <string>/System</string>
                                </array>
                                <array>
                                        <string>CopyPath</string>
                                        <string>etc</string>
                                        <string>/etc</string>
                                </array>
                        </array>
                </dict>
                <key>size</key>
                <string>6967995</string>
                <key>source</key>
                <string>http://iphone.nullriver.com/</string>
                <key>url</key>
                <string>http://iphone.natetrue.com/</string>
                <key>version</key>
                <string>1.5</string>
        </dict>

You then should be able to install software that requires the BSD Subsystem. Apollo works for me! Just don't update or uninstall this package, as it may cause unwanted ... effects.

**ricochet** · 10-12-2007 08:00 AM

Nice job

When upgrading to 1.1.1, do you lose all your installed apps (ie. SSH, BSD, NES etc etc) or are they all still there and you can re-link them to springboard?

Just curious if you have to get installer.app and start afresh.

**Ra'jel** · 10-12-2007 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by ricochet

Nice job

When upgrading to 1.1.1, do you lose all your installed apps (ie. SSH, BSD, NES etc etc) or are they all still there and you can re-link them to springboard?

Just curious if you have to get installer.app and start afresh.

All of the applications themselves were gone, however their preferences were intact.

For those who don't know you can't install Installer.app with it's installer, you need to pull it out of the installer by right clicking it and clicking "Show Package Contents" and going to /Contents/Resources and taking the Installer.app from there and scp it over manually to /Applications on the iPhone, then edit the /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/M68AP.plist file and put it in there before the MobileStore entry like so:

Code:

<dict>
     <key>displayIdentifier</key>
     <string>com.nullriver.iphone.Installer</string>
</dict>

I'm not sure how to get into packages in Windows though...

**mike9285** · 10-13-2007 12:30 AM

Hey Ra'jel, do you know why the documentation says to edit that plist and put everything before MobileStore? I read that icons won't show up if they are listed after the MobileStore, but mine show up just fine. It doesn't seem like there are any negative side effects either.

**Ra'jel** · 10-13-2007 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by mike9285

Hey Ra'jel, do you know why the documentation says to edit that plist and put everything before MobileStore? I read that icons won't show up if they are listed after the MobileStore, but mine show up just fine. It doesn't seem like there are any negative side effects either.

Not sure why, I just do it anyways..